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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the ruler and brilliant general with dreams of controlling Greece?

a)

Darius III

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

King Philip II

d)

King of Persia

2.

What did Alexander the Great extend his empire to in northwestern India?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Indus River

c)

The Euphrates River

d)

The Tigris River

3.

In what year did Alexander invade Persia and achieve a quick victory at the Granicus River?

a)

336 BC

b)

334 BC

c)

338 BC

d)

340 BC

4.

Who tutored Alexander the Great and inspired him with the Iliad?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

5.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Granicus River for Alexander?

a)

Defeat by the Persians

b)

Victory and forced the King of Persia to flee

c)

Stalemate with no clear winner

d)

Retreat back to Macedonia

6.

In which year was Alexander crowned pharaoh in Egypt?

a)

326 BC

b)

332 BC

c)

323 BC

d)

330 BC

7.

Which cities did Alexander capture during his conquest of the Persian Empire?

a)

Athens, Sparta, and Corinth

b)

Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis

c)

Rome, Carthage, and Alexandria

d)

Thebes, Memphis, and Tyre

8.

What significant event marked the total destruction of the Persian Empire?

a)

The Battle of Marathon

b)

The burning of Persepolis

c)

The Siege of Tyre

d)

The Battle of Thermopylae

9.

How did Alexander's empire change after his death?

a)

It expanded into China

b)

It became a single unified kingdom

c)

It split into three kingdoms

d)

It was conquered by the Romans

10.

Which area did Alexander conquer in 326 BC?

a)

The Nile Delta

b)

The Indus Valley

c)

The Iberian Peninsula

d)

The Arabian Desert